Friday, December 2, 2011
At 12:04 hrs Station 9,1,2,and 3 along with QAC P-100 and EMS 3 where dispatched for a dwelling fire in the 9-6 box, QAC PM-100 arrived with heavy fire showing from the first and second floor, at 12:12 hrs Engine 91 arrived and the crew began stretching a line to the front door, ET-1 arrived and assisted E-91 crew with an interior attack, Officer 104 assumed command. There was a report that someone was still in side and a primary search was started. At 12:18 hrs command requested a Tanker Task Force, several more units arrived and additional lines where placed in service, at 12:23 Command requested a second alarm which brought units from Anne Arundel, Annapolis and the Naval Academy, personnel where attempting to make an aggressive interior attack but at 12:27 hrs command requested all personnel to evacuate do to the current fire conditions, all personnel went into a defensive attack, the bulk of the fire was knocked down and crews resumed an interior attack and a secondary search, during the search crews found a male subject on the second floor bedroom who was pronounced dead at the scene. Command requested the State Fire Marshall who arrived and requested other law enforcement agencies, several units remained on the scene and assisted with overhaul and the investigation. The cause of the fire and the death of the male found in the house is still under investigation. Thanks to all the departments for an excellent job.